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Home My WebLink AboutORD 41-AAZ,j AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN -ORDINANCE AMENDING"SECTION"6 OF THAT CERTAIN ORDINANCE; "ENTITLED AN: ;ORDINANCE- DEFINING'. -.CERTAIN TERMS,," " 'DECLARING, -RAILROAD -CROSSINGS AT CERTAIN, STREET•.INTERSEC-.� • TIONS- AS.- DANGEROUS T0.'..PEDESTRIANS ' AND.. VEHICULAR �'TRAFFIC; .. ; PROHIBITING. THE' -"OPERATION" OF'ANY•RAILROAD.:TRAIN ACROSS, SAID.DANGEROUS CROSSINGS WITHOUTTRA IN -APPROACH SIGNALS AS.DEFINED HEREIN BEING MAINTAINED AND OPERATED;"PROVID' ING:FOR THE.FLAGGING•.BY TRAIN• PERSONNEL. OR RAILROAD EM- PLOYEES OF "OT HER CROSSINGS; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY.OF NOT LESS THAN $5 NOR MORE THAN $200 FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING_ `:.:A SAVINGS CLAUSE;' .AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR- PARTS OF ORDINANCES- INCONSISTENT -OR CONTRARY-THERETO,",WHICH,. WAS .'PASSED BY . THE.: CITY : COUNCIL ON " DECEMBER 22' 1953.. -.BE, IT ORDAINED BY` THE CITY. OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: That, Section '61 of, an- ordinance.; -entitlecd., "AN ORD'"INANCE DEFINING CERTAIN TERMS, DECLARING RAILROAD : CROSSINGS -AT CERTAIN STREET INTERSECTIONS.AS.DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIAN AND.VEHICULARTRAFFIC; PROHIBITING `THE" OPERATION: OF.. ANY.. RAILROAD _ TRAIN`_ ACROSS SAID . DANGEROUS CROSSINGS WITHOUT • TRAIN -APPROACH: SIGNALS ;AS DEFINED HERE -IN BEING MAINTAINED AND ,OPERATED; PROVIDING- FOR".'THE: FLAG= GING" BY TRAIN, PERSONNEL'OR-RAILROAD EMPLOYEES OF OTHER CROSSINGS; . PRESCRIBING''_ A PENALTY :OF "NOT. LESS THAN' ,$5 NOR" MORE ..THAN $ 200:.:FOR VIOLATIONS;. :PROVIDING•. A . SAVINGS . CLAUSE; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR"PARTS: OF ORDINANCES, IN-, CONSISTENT .OR CONTRARY THERETO," passedby the City Cou.n,cil -on December .22" --1953°-be; and' the- -same, is hereby amended so that .said Section 6 of ;said ordinance shall- read " hereafter-. as follows : If train -approach,. signals, as provided for:' in this""ordi- nance,".are not in existence at., of the aforementioned dangerous crossings at the• effective, date, of "this -ordinan'ce, the railway company operating rail"'road "trains over 'said.' crossings`:shall-.have until; - "® .° j within "which -to install_ said `rain-approcsigna sat said crossings -,-provided,." however, it,::"shall`-be 'unlawful at such dangerous •railroad. crossings• where said train -approach signals `do'. not': -exist at"'the. effective date' of. this ordinance., for any person to operate, or permit -. to•. be. operated, .any railroad. traiin at .said crossings; :"without' providing" for a flagmah,.at said 'crossing: to: give notice of -the approach of any railroad. train;:- said flagman. shall' be stationed in the, center. of said street or thoroughfare at its inter- section with the railroad 'track , prior to , the time 'the rail- road train ente"r's the - intersection': of said street or thoroughfare. In:fhe daylight hours,.said-flagman shal-1 have a. red flag or signal devi-ce' with the 'word "STOP", and at night- "said flagman'• shall carry. a ligh-t'ed signal " so as to' warn •pedestrians and -.;vehicles approaching. saidcrossing." • PASSED by the "City, Council this LnZ�t day of July, A. D. 1956. r Mayor. '- ;